An Open Internet Law Casebook

Resource 3 . 1 . 5

33 minutes

Facenda v. NFL Films Inc.

Michael Risch

This case illustrates the breadth of the Lanham Act's trademark policies: to a voice used in connection with advertising. Trademark law is not just about using some one else's identical name or logo on a product or service/website. Did the court reach the right decision?

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

542 F.3d 1007

No. 07-3269

2008-09-09

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